Managed to make this one take 10 minutes, but it’s hard to see why, given how most of the parsings seem to be X + Y. A bit of a quibble with 9ac, but nothing … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1064 by Joker”
Month: April 2018
Times 27,005: Murder Blackmail Temptation Redemption – It’s Been A Busy Week
A puzzle that could turn out to be a bit Marmitey I suspect – there is some truly audacious and ingenious cluing in here, but full enjoyment may depend on tolerance for quirky homophones, slightly … Read more “Times 27,005: Murder Blackmail Temptation Redemption – It’s Been A Busy Week”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1063 by Tracy
I know we bloggers tend to repeat ourselves overly much, but I’m not going to apologise for doing it again here. This is a lovely crossword puzzle, with some excellent surfaces, hidden subtleties, disguised definitions … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1063 by Tracy”
Times 27004 – in wordplay we trust
Solving time: 10:47, and there were three answers where I had to trust the wordplay alone, one of which was a nail-biter. Nothing too outrageous or scary here, a lot of good wordplay and fun … Read more “Times 27004 – in wordplay we trust”
Times 27003 – what kind of jackkt was it?
I enjoyed this moderately straightforward puzzle. I think it has a nostalgic, Empire feel to it, you couldn’t call it a theme exactly but knowledge of subcontinent currencies and carriages was helpful. As was some … Read more “Times 27003 – what kind of jackkt was it?”
Quick Cryptic 1062 by Marty
This was one of those puzzles that I found tricky whilst solving, but then having written up the blog I can’t really figure out why. No obscurities (other than, possibly, the heather in 3d – … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1062 by Marty”
Times Cryptic 27002
I needed just a few minutes over my target half-hour for this one, a very enjoyable lively workout with a few bits of wordplay that were lost on me until I buckled down to writing the … Read more “Times Cryptic 27002”
Times Quick Cryptic 1061 by Hurley
10 minutes meaning an average difficulty for this puzzle which had a mix of write-ins and longer clues requiring working out plus some lovely surfaces (5dn, 13dn and 18dn). COD to 5dn for the twist … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1061 by Hurley”
Times 27001 – Mini-monster
Well, I found this difficult, taking over an hour. No idea how others have done, as I have been out enjoying the beautiful weather in Hong Kong’s hidden gem, its north-east corner. I wasn’t so … Read more “Times 27001 – Mini-monster”
Times Quick Cryptic 1060 by Mara
On reflection I’m not sure why this delayed me 4 minutes over my target 10 but it did. There seemed to be something of a world-trip going on today with references to Sudan, Spain, India, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1060 by Mara”